St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-10-27
Memorial Service 1. O. OF.

Der OF the members of the Bradford
encampment.
Memorial Service L. o. o. F.
In accordance with a proclamation
issued by G.. NJ, w. D. Wilson, memo
rial exercises respecting the deceased
members of Caledonia lodge Odd Fell
lows and Olive Branch lodge Daugh
ters of Rebekahs were held in the Free
Baptist church Sunday afternoon. The
church was decorated with flowers. On
the front of the pulpit were the three
links of Odd Fellowship in evergreen.
The singing was furnished by male
quartette consisting of Chas. Conant,
p. F. Hazen, E. A. Silsby and Harry
May and was very effective. E. T.
Howard, past grand of Caledonia lodge,
read the proclamation of Grand Master
Wilson and then the names of the fol-
lowing deceased brothers of Caledonia
lodge: AT Danville: H. S. Chaplin, Hen
ry Lovejoy, Horace Brown, Smith
Carr, Hiram Hill, Jas. Bowles, Ezra
Perry, N. H. Eaton, M. M. Kelsey,
Saml. Fuller, C. w. Porter, Norman
Davis, Newell StOcker, Edwin Fisher,
Beniah SanbOrn.
Following deceased brothers resided
at st. Johnsbury A. M. Daniels, S. L.
Esterbrooks, E. w. Hawkins, j. w.
Lewis, Chas. Shorey, John Stokes,
G. E. Sias, NJ. Barrett, d. o. Kinsman,
G. B. Kent, H. Somers, E. E. Woods,
G. G.. SOmers, F. G.. Lawrence, David
BOynton, l.. Fenton, o. G.. Harvey, o.
w. Baker, NJ. F. Brown, j. N. French,
G. N. French, j. Cushman, Moses
Wright, G.. D. Randall, F. j. Dalton,
James Armstrong, Osborn Ward, d.
w. Batchelder, j. S. Bryant, Charles
Pike, Geo. West, Jesse Cheney, j.
McGaffey, w. j. Parker, H. L. Bates,
J. A. Wells, G. H. Shedd, K. r. Haw
kins, o. Severance, E. w. Dewey, Asa
Hurlbutt.
Following are the names of the de-
ceased sisters of Olive Branch lodge,
d. of R.: Mrs. Horace l. Woods, Mrs. j.
B. Soper, Mrs. j. D. Harris, Mrs. John
Stewart, Mrs. Matthews Robinson, Mrs.
H. c. Kinney.
The memorial sermon was preached
by Rev. F. E. Dawson from 2 Tim.
2:8, "Remember that Jesus Christ of
the seed of David was raised from the
dead according to my gospel" His
subject was she resurrection, and he
drew from the text the marvellous
truth of the future existence, and the
further truth that we shall preserve
our identity in the next life. The ser
mon was thoughtful discussion of
the subject and commanded the atten-
ton of good audience.
DIR. Talmage's Lecture.
An audience that filled Music hall
greeted DR.. Talmage Thursday even
ing when he delivered the first lecture
of the Y. NJ. G. A. course. The lectur-
er was very happily introduced by
Rev. II. P. Frost of the Methodist
church. DR.. Talmage's subject was
"The Bright Side of Things" and the
lecture was good illustration of the
subject, jovial affair, made up large
ly of stories and incidents from actual
life showing the desirability of looking
at the bright rather than the dark side
of life. The large audience entered in
to the spirit of the occasion with a
will and laughed until their sides fair
ly ached. The lecturer disarmed criti-
cism to start with by stating that he
had prepared number of profOun'
lectures which neither his hearers nor
himself could understand, and that he
had concluded that he could serve his
fellOwmen most by helping them to
throw off the shades of life for the
hour, to come out from under the
clouds and get sight of the sunshine
best world that was ever made, and
this the best century in the history of
the world, the best year in the century,
the best month in the year and the
OcoO udy III 1hO iIIoh1h' ITO Ooui DO
starts off very auspiciOusly.
DR.. Talmage came from Brooklyn to
st. Johnsbury to deliver his lecture, re-
turning by the night train after the
lecture to his church where he adj
dressed the usual large audience the
next evening, taking for his theme
some thoughts suggested by the autum
nal season, and his visit to Vermont.
ga week of entertainment this has
been for me-" he said at the opening of
his talk, "The mountains of Vermont
as l saw them are upholstered with a
glory indescribable. The leaves that
have already fallen carpet the earth
with a luxuriance such as no weaver's
loom ever wove for the throne room of
a palace" The DR.. was evidently ia
vorably impressed with Vermont.
The Electric Light Scheme
For st. Johnsbury has not been
abandoned by any means. Mr.. Whit
ney is now putting in large plant at
TiltOn, N. H., and says that as soon as
work there will permit further effort
to introduce the light here will be
made. This field has never been very
thorouOhlv eauVassed vet and IL ia